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<< Vatican: Okay to Vote for Pro-Abortion Politician | Main | SEIU Beats Arnie in Budget Fight >> June 26, 2004New Jobs- No Health BenefitsWhatever jobs are being created, most aren't accompanied with health benefits. So says the HMO executives who aren't seeing new enrollments in their plans: It's fair to say that a lot of jobs that are being created may not be the jobs that come with benefits," Ron Williams, president of Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET - news), one of the biggest U.S. health insurers with 13 million members, told investors in early June.The stark reality is that employer-paid health care is now a privilege, not something a majority of employees can aspire to: In 2003, 45 percent of employees had medical coverage through employers, down from 63 percent a decade earlier, according to government figures.The Bush partisans can keep talking about the wonders of the economy, but workers know what's going on out in the workplace. Posted by Nathan at June 26, 2004 05:24 PM Related posts:
Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsI agree. How can 1 president destroy what another president took 8 years to built. It's unbelievable. Bring back Clinton. I read on his blog he might return as VP to president Hillary Clinton. I pray he does. Posted by: Lump at June 26, 2004 08:37 PM Source, please? Posted by: Kevin Hayden at June 26, 2004 10:36 PM This is fascinating -- what was the source you got this from? I'd like to share the article with some friends. Wow, employer-sponsored health insurance is what our health insurance system is BASED on. But hey, why should insurance be tied to employment anyway? Now that this, too is crumbling, it's more reason to scrap it entirely and move to bigger better reforms -- like single payer. Posted by: Anjali at June 26, 2004 11:34 PM Judging from the parentheses around the stock symbols, I'd say that was Yahoo News. Posted by: Linkmeister at June 28, 2004 02:29 AM http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=5520754 Posted by: doctorwes at July 1, 2004 07:02 PM 5788 Get your online poker fix at http://www.onlinepoker-dot.com Posted by: poker at August 15, 2004 09:45 PM 4854 black jack is hot hot hot! get your blackjack at http://www.blackjack-dot.com Posted by: blackjack at August 17, 2004 03:09 AM Posted by: Buy Tramadol at September 1, 2004 05:04 PM 948 Thanks so much for all the help to buy ink cartridges Posted by: inkjet cartridges at September 5, 2004 08:18 PM 2364 check out the tramadol online Posted by: tramadol at September 6, 2004 07:49 PM 251 visit http://www.cialis-dot.com for Cialis online. Posted by: buy cialis at September 6, 2004 10:11 PM 8739 http://www.slots-w.com click here to play Slots online Posted by: slots at September 7, 2004 03:58 PM 5986 High riskmerchant account thanks Posted by: merchant accounts at September 8, 2004 09:38 AM 7598 get high riskinternet merchant accounts account Posted by: internet merchant account at September 9, 2004 01:05 AM Post a comment
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